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2002 Oklahoma State

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Les Miles.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2002, game by game: lost at Louisiana Tech 36–39; won vs. Northern Iowa 45–10; lost vs. No. 23 UCLA 24–38; won vs. SMU 52–16; lost at No. 2 Texas 15–17; lost at No. 19 Kansas State 9–44; won vs. Nebraska 24–21; won vs. Texas A&M 28–23; lost at Texas Tech 24–49; won at Kansas 55–20; won vs. Baylor 63–28; won vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 38–28; won vs. Southern Miss 33–23+36−35Lost 36–39 at Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana TechWon 45–10 vs. Northern Iowa+35Northern IowaLost 24–38 vs. No. 23 UCLA-14No. 23 UCLAWon 52–16 vs. SMU+36SMULost 15–17 at No. 2 Texas-2No. 2 TexasLost 9–44 at No. 19 Kansas State-35No. 19 Kansas StateWon 24–21 vs. Nebraska+3NebraskaWon 28–23 vs. Texas A&M+5Texas A&MLost 24–49 at Texas Tech-25Texas TechWon 55–20 at Kansas+35KansasWon 63–28 vs. Baylor+35BaylorWon 38–28 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma+10No. 3 OklahomaWon 33–23 vs. Southern Miss+10Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atLouisiana TechL 36–⁠3939%
Sep 7vsNorthern IowaW 45–⁠1074%
Sep 14vs23UCLAL 24–⁠3841%
Sep 21vsSMUW 52–⁠1671%
Oct 5at2TexasL 15–⁠1714%
Oct 12at19Kansas StateL 9–⁠4424%
Oct 19vsNebraskaW 24–⁠2132%
Nov 2vsTexas A&MW 28–⁠2340%
Nov 9atTexas TechL 24–⁠4930%
Nov 16atKansasW 55–⁠2064%
Nov 23vsBaylorW 63–⁠2880%
Nov 30vs3OklahomaW 38–⁠2821%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsSouthern MissHouston BowlW 33–⁠2352%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern Miss 33–⁠23 in the Houston Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2002.

Led the nationRashaun Woods: receiving touchdowns (17 TD)

Consensus All-AmericanRashaun Woods, WR

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
446–⁠356
Coach
Les Miles
Elo
1571 +113 this season
SP+ rating
7.9 No. 44 of 117; offense No. 14, defense No. 72
SRS
6.5 No. 41 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 31
Offensive coordinator
Mike Gundy
Defensive coordinator
Bill Clay
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 38— allowed
Defense0.0own 29— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Jonathan Cruz OT★★★No. 670
Maurice Runnels ILB★★No. 898
Greg Gold APB★★No. 898
Walter Tate RB★★No. 898
Freddie Shaw WR★★No. 898

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs32.00.767
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line13.00.800
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class102.10.770

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 1Kevin Williams DTMinnesota Vikings

All-Big 12

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2002 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2002 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠19–⁠520
Oklahoma6–⁠212–⁠25
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠27
Texas6–⁠211–⁠26
Texas Tech5–⁠39–⁠5
Oklahoma State5–⁠38–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠57–⁠7
Texas A&M3–⁠56–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠65–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.